About Us
Memphis Tourism Foundation – philanthropic arm of Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau – pursues a mission targeting workforce development, positive self-image, and advocacy.
As a result, it develops multi-dimensional plans that range from connecting training program graduates with existing jobs to a Web-based internal image campaign, from showing that legendary Memphis music continues today to sponsoring speakers talking about cutting edge issues affecting cities, and from a tourism worker recognition program to insiders guides for Memphis.
The Tourism Foundation was created in 2002 by the Memphis CVB, the umbrella organization marketing Memphis to national and international markets. In its work, the Foundation spotlights the cultural and ethnic diversity found in Memphis and emphasizes the authenticity of the city’s character.
The Foundation – a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation - is led by CVB Vice-President Calvin Taylor and a board of directors. Members of the board are:
Chairman
Jerry Klein, Kossman-Klein & Company
Secretary
Shirley Davis Conner, Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc
Board Members
- Leticia Boyd, D-Bo’s Buffalo Wings ‘n’ Things
- Kevin Brewer, Destination King Inc.
- Eric Brey, Kemmons Wilson School, University of Memphis
- Pablo J. Davis, Latino Memphis
- Diane Hampton, Memphis in May International Festival
- Eric Lee, Westin Memphis Beale
- Nashid Madyun, Discoveries of Gibson
- Craig Marshall, Hampton Inn & Suites-Peabody Place
- Tim Sampson, Soulsville, American Museum of American Soul Music
- Reggie Williams, Memphis Redbirds
- Pat Mitchell Worley, Greater Memphis Arts Council
- Kevin Kane, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, ex-officio
- Calvin Taylor, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, ex-officio
